How to Remove Burned on Grease From Oven Doors

Clean Grease on Inside of Oven Door

• 1

  Preheat the oven to a low temperature such as 150 degrees Fahrenheit and turn it back off.

• 2

  Open up the oven and place a large oven-safe dish of boiling water on the bottom rack and an oven-safe bowl with 1/2 cup of ammonia in it on the top rack.

• 3

  Close the oven door and leave the ammonia and water in the oven overnight.

• 4

  Open up the oven and remove the dish of water and dish of ammonia.

• 5

  Drizzle grease-cutting dish soap onto a dampened sponge and use it to wipe away the burnt grease from the inside of the oven door.

• 6

  Rinse the door off with a damp sponge or cloth.

Clean Grease on Outside of Oven Door

• 7

  Pour plain white vinegar into a spray bottle.

• 8

  Spray the greasy area with the vinegar and let it soak for 15 to 20 minutes. Keep spraying the area every few minutes to keep it damp and keep a paper towel on the floor below it to absorb vinegar as it trickles down to the floor.

• 9

  Dampen a sponge with warm to hot water.

• 10

  Dip the sponge in grease-cutting dish soap and wipe away the grease.

• 11

  Rinse the area with a damp cloth to eliminate residual grease and soap before wiping the door dry with a clean, dry towel.